Man who was jailed for a violent attack proves he cannot keep himself out of troubleJoseph Gray found himself back in court not long after getting out of prisonView Image Joseph Gray leaves Newcastle Magistrates' Court. (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)A teenage knifeman who was jailed for leaving a man fighting for life after stabbing him in the stomach in Newcastle City Centre has now been caught drug-driving. ‌The man suffered heavy internal bleeding, collapsed, needed emergency surgery and continued to suffer "paralysing" pain in the months after, a court at the time was called. Brian Payne, prosecuting at Newcastle Magistrates' Court, said police were called to Broadway on October 21 last year after reports of concern for a male. Gray must appear at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court on March 26 for sentence.

Source: Daily Mirror February 28, 2026 11:08 UTC